Free Elektor Article: Using E-paper with the Arduino
https://www.electronics-lab.com/free-elektor-article-using-e-paper-arduino/
Electronic paper — a.k.a. e-paper — is an unusual type of display. Once a picture (or text) is displayed, no further energy is required to maintain the display. Energy is only required to change the display. This is very useful in applications where the amount of available energy is limited. In this article we describe […]
5.84″ inch e-Paper Android Smartphone Promises up to 10-day Battery Life
https://www.electronics-lab.com/5-84-inch-e-paper-android-smartphone-promises-10-day-battery-life/
A number of smartphone manufacturers have, for a while, been experimenting with E-paper displays with phones like the Hisense A2 and Yota’s Yotaphone 1 and 2 implementing an e-paper based display as a secondary screen. While the use of e-paper displays brought advantages like extended battery life, and reduced pressure on the eyes in bright lights, […]
Inkplate 6 is a programmable Kindle e-paper display
https://www.electronics-lab.com/inkplate-6-programmable-kindle-e-paper-display/
If you have ever wondered if there could be a better use for old Kindle screens, then you have to check out the new e-paper display made by e-radionica. The Inkplate 6 is made from recycled Amazon kindle screens. E-paper or electronic paper is an invention which has provided a solution to a pressing problem; […]
New large-format yellow tri-color e-paper displays open the door to more effective and engaging sign
https://www.electronics-lab.com/new-large-format-yellow-tri-color-e-paper-displays-open-door-effective-engaging-sign/
Pervasive Displays (PDi), a world leader in e-paper displays (EPDs), today launches its new range of large-format tri-color displays that render text and images in yellow, as well as black and white. With both 7.4 and 12.2-inch models available, the new EPDs open up fresh opportunities to enrich customer experiences by displaying information in three colors. E-paper displays are […]
Pervasive Displays expands its popular range of red tri-color e-paper displays
https://www.electronics-lab.com/pervasive-displays-expands-popular-range-red-tri-color-e-paper-displays/
Pervasive Displays (PDi), a world leader in e-paper displays (EPDs), today announces the strengthening of its red tri-color EPD line-up with the launch of two new sizes of display. The 3.7-inch and wide-format 4.37-inch models can both render high-quality images and text in red, white and black. The additional size options give product and service […]
Papyr – a Nordic nRF52840 e-paper display board
https://www.electronics-lab.com/papyr-nordic-nrf52840-e-paper-display-board/
Papyr is a Nordic nRF52840 epaper display that can be used for various low power wireless applications. It supports both BLE (BLE5, BLE Mesh) and 802.15.4 (Thread, Zigbee). The accompanying Android App will allow you to draw a shape or select and image and send it directly to the e-paper display. With the exploding number […]
Using Waveshare 4.3″ E-paper Display with Arduino
https://www.electronics-lab.com/using-waveshare-4-3%e2%80%b3-e-paper-display-arduino/
Screen technologies have evolved over the years since the cathode ray tube was first demonstrated in 1897, we have moved from plasma to LCDs, followed by LEDs, OLEDs, and more recently e-paper which is what we will look into today. Electronic paper/e-paper displays are display devices which were created to mimic the appearance of ink […]
Arduino E-Paper Display Review ( Waveshare 1.54″)
https://www.electronics-lab.com/arduino-e-paper-display-review-waveshare-1-54/
Our friends at educ8s.tv uploaded a new video. It’s about Waveshare 1.54″ e-paper display: Dear friends welcome to this Arduino E-Paper display tutorial. In this video, we are going use this small e-paper display with Arduino for the first time and talk about its advantages and disadvantages. Arduino E-Paper Display Review ( Waveshare 1.54″) […]
Details of Waveshare e-paper displays
https://www.electronics-lab.com/details-waveshare-e-paper-displays/
Erich Styger has a nice write-up on Waveshare e-paper displays: I have used E-Ink displays in projects three years ago, but from that time the technology has greatly evolved. That time displays were hard to get, expensive and difficult to use. Now things seem to change with e-ink displays available to the maker market :-). I’m […]
ESP8266 based e-paper WiFi weather station
https://www.electronics-lab.com/esp8266-based-e-paper-wifi-weather-station/
Erich Styger documented his experience building Daniel Eichhorn’s e-paper weather station with a custom enclosure: Using e-paper for a weather station is an ideal solution, as the data does not need to be updated often. By default, the station reaches out every 20 minutes for new data over WiFi and then updates the display. Daniel […]